Mesopotamia
"The Cradle of Civilization" also has this nickname
The Fertile Crescent
This river supported Egyptian civilization
Nile
The river has this colorful nickname because of the losse deposits
Yellow River
The major cities were located in this present day country
Pakistan
The famous boy pharaoh of Egypt who died mysteriously
King Tut
Name the system of writing developed in Mesopotamia
Cuneiform
The King in Egypt went by this title
Pharaoh
This is a major export of China, made from the cocoons of worms
Silk
These people came into northern India and established a new social system
The Aryans
This system of watering fields allowed for the growth of civilizations
irrigation
Name the two rivers of Mesopotamia
Tigris and Euphrates
This item allowed for us to decipher Egyptian hieroglyphics
Rosetta Stone
The earliest form of writing was on these
oracle bones
How do we know the ancient cities were advanced? (one example)
Grid-like streets, indoor heating, plumbing, waste removal
Who conquered the Sumerians?
The Babylonians
This leader created the first written set of laws
Hammurabi (Hammurabi's Code)
The last Pharaoh of Egypt
Cleopatra
This was the justification for overthrowing and replacing dynasties
Mandate of Heaven
The cities of the Indus river valley civilization
Harappa and Mohenjo Daro
polytheism
These structures were built to worship the gods up in the sky
Ziggurats
This Pharaoh built the great complex at Karnak and built many large statues of himself
Ramses (II)
Offerings to deceased relatives is called this
Ancestor Worship (veneration of ancestors)
The name of the oral stories of the Aryans that were eventually written down
Vedas
This Sumerian myth tells the story of a great hero and his journey searching for immortality
Epic of Gilgamesh